The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-10-05


Chandler and his hired help indoors and |
out for their kindness, and also for the |
money they gave her. = The Y's met |
Saturday and elected the following officers
Nellie Packer, president; Estelle Mears,
recording secretary. They will hold their
next meeting at DR.. Packers October 18th. |
60 Nathaniel Adams, better known as
Uncle Nat" died Saturday night. The
funeral was held Monday at the house, Rev
G. II. Farnsworth officiating. - o. W.
Chase, photographer from Middlebury is
in town. He has rented the rooms owned
by James Hickie and will stay short time
- Rev. G. II. Farnsworth preached two
very able sermons at the Methodist church
here last Sunday. - Some sneak-thief |
broke into the school-house near the depot
last Thursday night and stole all the books.
80 III. H. Meader has leased the hotel
and took possession Monday. - Mrs.
DIR. Packer and daughter Alice have gone
to Lowell, Mass, to visit friends -
Henry Dwinel had steer killed by the
cars Friday night - Mrs Will Mute OF
st. Johnsbury visited H. ID. Mute last week.
- DIR. Bancroft has moved back into
his house. 60 Frank Merrill has moved
into Asa Spencer's house and Mr.. Spencer
has gone to live with his son. 60 Eli
Pitkin picked about quart of ripe rasp-
berries last Saturday near Kinneys mills.
Middlesex.
A SORE afiliction to Mr.. and Mrs. Torrey
Hill was the loss, on Saturday morning of
their two children-a son aged six years
and a daughter of four-whose deaths
occurred within the same hour, as the re-
suit of lung and bronchial difficulties. The
hearts of this whole community go out in
sympathy for the bereaved parents.
Moretown.
The Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs. Hiram
Hathaway to-day wednesday,. 60 The
Nichols family gave an entertainment here
Friday evening. 80 Master Fay j. Dow,
| nine years of age, recently caught with hook
and line, in Mad river, a sucker weighing
two pounds and eleven ounces. The fact
that he had no assistance in taking this fish
| from the water proves him to be a stout boy
as well as good fisherman. - Albert
Turner, while driving a colt down Main
street Friday afternoon, ran into b. j. Stock
wells team, which was standing in front of
the post-ofiice, tipping it over and breaking
both harnesses and carriages Further
than this no damage was done, we under
stand. - H. Ward has purchased the
mill privilege owned by George Bulkley and
is repairing the dam, preparatory to fitting
up box-factory and grist-mill. The bust
ness is in efficient hands, as Mr. Ward is a
first-class business man. j. ID. Robinson and
Parker & Gillett have also been making re-
pairs on their dam. = Mr.. and Mrs S.
Hutchins are visiting friends in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Philo Towle are also visiting
in Massachusetts. - Mrs. Philip Goss is
very ill. - Josie Griffith had birthday
present of pair of gold bracelets from her
friend, Mr.. William G. Tayte of Salem,
Mass. - Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Tracy of
Bolton spent several days with Mrs. Tracy's
parents recently. 80 Lillian Porter is WIS.,
iting Clara Brown at her sisters, Mrs. c.
Spauldng.
Northfield.
G. d. EDGERToN will receive subscrp-
tions and advertisements for the WATCH
MAN. Office in Metcaf's block. over Blake s
store. - Oramel Williams, nearly ninety
years of age, died at the residence of III. b.
Briggs, at the Center, last week Tuesday
and was buried Friday in the cemetery at
the Center with Masonic honors, Rev. /. p.
Booth officiating. - The approaches to
the Union street foot-bridge have been
graded so that the steps which led mp to it
have been taken away. - Frank Martin
of Williamstown, who ia studying law with
Frank Pumley, Esq. has moved his family
into Mrs. Lucia Paine's house on Main street
- The telegraph, express and tele-
phone offices have been moved into the
central room in the railroad station for
merly used as ticket office, and the old
telegraph Office will be used as a baggage
room. j. c. Fletcher is building a
storehouse in the rear of the hotel. 60
Many of the citizens in this town, recog-
nizing that the loss suffered by Miss Lizzie
Knapp in the recent injury of her property in
consequence of her connection with the en-
forcement of the prohibitory law was blow
struck at all friends of law and order, and
wishing to give her a substantial expression
of their feeling, raised by subscription a
sufficient amount to purchase fine new
top-buggy, which was given to her last week.
- Evening services will be resumed at
the Universalist church next Sunday at half
past six - The young ladies of the Uni
versalst society will hold sociable at Con-
cert Hall Friday afternoon and evening of
this week. - Miss Myrtle Gokey has
gone into the telegraph Office to learn the
business. - G., III. Crane was in Boston
last week buying goods, == Mrs. Minnie
Winch started Saturday for Virginia, where
she will spend the winter. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Gilchrist who went to New
York for her winter stock. - Miss Nida
Quinby visited at f. Huntley's last week
and returned Friday to her home in Mon
treal. - Mr.. l.. Shaw of Walden was
in town last week, stopping with his son,
NJ, III. Shaw. - Miss Nellie Harwood of
West Randolph has been visiting relatives
in this place Miss Jennie Pearsons
has come on from Trinidad, Col. to visit
her parents. = Miss Eda Judd is visit
ing in Montreal. - Repairs on the foun-
dations of the iron bridge began Monday.
A derrick has been set at the south end and
the south abutment will be taken up and
laid over, and it is probable that the pier in
the center will have to be relaid. The
bridge is closed for teams, but it Will prOba-
bly, be open for foot passengers most of the
time that the repairs are going on. The
water has been drawn out of the mill-pond
and heavy double treste put under the
south end to support the bridge while the
abutment is out. - At the Good Tenn
plars' lodge meeting Monday evening Rev.
A. III. Webb was elected representative TO
the Grand Lodge, which meets at West Ran
dolph next week, and Mrs. j. S. Harwood
was chosen alternate 1t was voted to
change the night of meeting to Friday, and
another meeting will be held on Friday
evening of this week. - Mrs. Asenath,
wife of Captain Richard Andrews, died at
the residence of Freeman Reed near the
Center Sunday afternoon about two o'clock.
The funeral was held Tuesday at one
o'clock, Rev. w. j. Kidder officiating. Mrs,
Andrews was in her ninety-fourth year.
- III. c. Walker of Chicago is visiting
at Mr.. Pope's. =- Rev. w. S. Hazen
went to Springfield, Mass, Monday to
attend the meeting of the American Board.
There will be no service in the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday, but Sunday
school will be held at the usual hour. ===
Miss Jennie Wilmot is going TO Barre for a
couple of months TO work as trimmer in a
millinery store. - j. G.. Nichols of
Waterloo, =. O., has been visiting in town
the past week -= G. Il. Blood started
Monday evening for Mattoon, ILL.,, and G.
Il. Austin for Urbana, ILL., G. NJ.
Davis went to Boston Tuesday to attend the
Boston University Law School - The
Womans Christian Temperance Union will
meet at their room on Thursday at three